Decoy strap



Aug. 19, 1924.

C. N. PROUTY ET AL DECOY STRAP Filed Jan. e, 1921 Patented Aug. 19, 1924.

TATES CHARLES NEWTON EROUIY, OF SPENCER, MASSACHUSETTS, AND WILLARD B. BARTON,

O'F PORTLAND, lvIAINE.

DECOY STRAP.

Application filed January 6,' 1921.` Serial No, 435,453.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that we, CHARLES NEWTON lgiioUTi' and VVILLARD B. BARTON, citizens of the United States, said PnoUTY residing at es Spencer, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, said DARToN residing at Portland, county of Cumberland, State of Mame, have invented a new and useful Decoy Strap, of which the following is,

i a specification.

rlhe object of this invention is to provide a new and improved decoy strap by which a ldecoy such as a duck can be comfortably kept in check. The inventionqis illust-rated 15 in the accompanying `drawing infwhich- Fig. l is a side.V elevation thereof; Fig. 2 is a plan illustrating one end of the strap, and

Fig. 3 is a view showing the strap in use.

The strap consists of a strip of `flexible material such as' leather A having a button hole slot B near one end. The strap is provided with suitable notch or notches G-C whereby the other end of the strap can be the notches rwill engage saidslot and form a locked loop as shown. An eyelet D is inserted near the other end ofthe strap and engaging the same is a hook F'having a.

- ters Patent is :e

A decoy strap consisting of a strip of flex- 50 yible material having a button hole slot near passed through the button hole slot so that n plied to ythe leg of the decoy as illustrated 35 in F ig. 3 and when thus applied it forms a comfortable locked holding device which y will ynot annoy the decoy.

The swivel keeps the device from snarling.

Additional notches CC may be added 40 so that if desired the device may be applied to the neck of the decoy.

rThe detailsy and arrangements herein shown may be varied by a skilled mechanic wit-houtde-parting from the scope of our 45 invention as expressed in the claim.

f Having thus fullv described our invention whatwe claim and desire to secure by Letone end, a cooperating notch or notches, and a swivel 3oint at the other end thereof.

In testimony `whereof we have hereunto affixed our signatures.

ci-rannns NEWTON rRoUTY. wiLLAnD B. nAnToN. r

G designates a loop, the 13o 4 

